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Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson

RRepublicanSD-0 · Representative
52
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone8
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency44
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
1
Wins
0
Losses
1
Races

2018

House · SD-00
Won
RDustin Dusty JohnsonWinner
202,446 votes60.4%
DTim Bjorkman
120,816 votes36.0%
IRon Wieczorek
7,313 votes2.2%
LGeorge D. Hendrickson
4,896 votes1.5%

In the 2018 House race for SD-00, Dustin Dusty Johnson (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Bjorkman (D) who received 36.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Dustin Dusty Johnson's 24.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Kristi L. Noem (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, Dustin Dusty Johnson won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Republican Trump was in office).